Fork with Blue Pattern
Two long curved tines, rounded shoulders and a baluster-shaped neck. Silver ferrule has horizontal bands and a scalloped edge. Pistol-shaped white porcelain handle with dark blue floral and scrolled decoration.
Credit: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
c. 1744
Porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver
1985-103-229
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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